Tender tank



July 26, 1932. E. E. HICKEN 1,869,255

TENDER TANK Filed April 7. 1951 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 26, 1932. E. E. HICKEN 1,869,255

TENDER TANK I Filed April 7, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 26, 1932. E. E. HICKEN TENDER TANK Filed April 7, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet E. E. HICKEN TENDER TANK Juiy 26, 1932.

Filed April 7, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented July 26, 1932 r r i p a 7 'a a UNITED STATES PATENT? oF 'I y n. HICKEN, OF ooLLrNeswooD, NEW messy f TENDER TANK. Application filed A 'iii 7, 1931. Serial "No. 523,350.

v My invention relates to certain improve-. and 3 is the fuel section. Dividing thewater ments in tender tanks for locomotives. section from the fuel section are vertical walls One object of my invention is to so design 4 having inclined extensions 5' which-are sethe tank that the capacity of the tank is incured at their upper ends to the outer walls 5 creased without increasing the overall dimen- 6 of the tender tank. At the'rear ofthe fuel "55 sion. section is a vertical division wall 7 having an A further object of the invention is to fainclined extension-8 of the usual type. The V cilitate the manufactur of the tender and to fuel section of the tank canbemade as shown reduce the number of rivets in the water porin the drawings, or may be designed so as to 1 10 ti f th t d receive an automatic stoker without depart- '60 A still further object of the invention is to ng f m the es i -f t s the invendecrease the height of the cylindrical-type tion. tank and provide a running board at each side At the-forward end of the a in the P of the raised Portion of the tank, thus lOWe'rent i s n l rectangular bOXeS The v i th tr of gravity somewhat. water section of the tank i's extended on each '65 A further object of the invention is to so Side of the'fuel section; as shownj'at' Q-aand design the top dash plates that they will reinunder the fuel' section as shown-at 2 b. 1 The force thebupper portion of the tender. tank. lower portion of the tender n is S i- Y- A still further object of the invention is to lindri 'l inCT c i n '1 E ch side-platen f make the tank semi-cylindrical in form with is curved at it l d kin ng d W010, 70 a horizontal top, the top being less in width the'flajnges being secured to'the base 'frame'l than the overall width of the tank. by welding'ior othersuitable' means. 'Th'e In the accompanying drawings: upper portionsj11 of thepla'tes e'arevertical, Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved tender he plates eXt n' i g the full igh pp t tank illustrating my invention; the fuel section but terminating short thereof 5 Fig. 2 is an end view of theforwalrd end at the main W er i s e flY IQSVH of the tank; I in Fig.3. j

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3, 12'is the top of the water' sectionof the Fig. 1; tank. The main portion of this't'op .is'less in Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the lined- 4, width than the body of the tankbut; higher 8'0 Fig. 3; thanthe side walls ,as shown in' Figi 3.' This Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of the rear top is preferably made of asing'le platebent end of the tank, showing the'method of formto form a flat central top section 13, vertical ing the rear dished head; y sides. 14 and horizontal portions'15, which Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic sectional view form a running board at 'each'side of the censhowing one-half of the tank and illustrattral portion. i ing the method of forming the dished head, The-side plates 6 extend above the running so as to continue the running board to the board sections 15 of the top plate, so as-to end of the tank; and form flanges 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are sectional views illus- This construction dispenses with the 'usualflT- trating modifications of the running board iron extensiom which is used as a -flangein section of the tank; showing the different the ordinary type of tender tank. forms of flanges. A rear dished head 17 in the'pres'ent'in- 1 is the base frame of the tender, which exstance is shaped and welded to the'hori'zontal tends the full length thereof and in the prestop pla e 3ml the bas 1i e d ent instance is made hollow to provide adplates at each side of the tender extend to the ditional water space for the tender tank. rear of the tank, the rear dished head 1' 7 'be The width of this base frame is less in width ing cut out to receive'the-tread plates, and the than the body of the tank, as clearlyshownin headis welded to the'tread plate, as'shown in Fig. 3. 2 is the water section of the tank Fig.1. 4 we In making the dished rear head 17, the head before being shaped is of greater diameter than the body of the tank, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6. Then the top is cut ofi on the line a, so as to be level with the top section 13 of the tank and the bottom is cut off onuthe line b and welded to the project'- ing rear portion' of the base "frame 1. The dished head is cut at the sides to conform to the shapeof the side walls 6 of the "tender and is cut away at c:"for"the extensionSO of the vertical side plates 14 and for the running board 15 and the dished head is welded on the line 0 and welded to the extension 30 of the vertical side plate'l i, andthe extension iofitherunning board 115; The'head his welded'totheside platesfion the. line d ,makingf'therear end of the tender tank very substantial. I

;1 8-are. -a series of transverse dash plates sessured to the .side plates 6 by T virons 19. .:These T ironsextend to they undersideof each running board-sectionof the top ;plate. 2O aareithe npper'transverse dashplates, which ..are connected to the-side plates by angle irons 2.1 :and to the 7 running 1 board. section 15 by angle irons 22, which are bent to allow for .ltheeangle'irons 23 whichlreinforce the joint (between the edgesof therunning board plate e151and the vertical side plates '6. The dash g'plates 20 extend intothe raised central por- -.-:tion ofthetopplate 12 and are secured theretoby I-ironsQ l. -Thedash plates 20 are {preferably flanged at 20a to providen additigonalstifiness. The portion of the .tank difirectlyaunder the fuelsection is reinforced ;frames 25. or angle irons which haveihorizontal gportionsrQd-secured *to the. base frame 1, and horizontal portions "27 which. extend ,unizderathe fuel sectional-1d the side water sec: :tionsa2a. I

Figsf7, 8 and 9 illustrate modificationsof the ijoints Lbetween :the a-side;plates and *the ,inunningqboardzsections of. thetop 0 plate. In the side-plate 6a. has i-nturned/flange a28,z-and the section 15a1ofi'the topv plate-ex- ;tends over this-flange and is turned to -form rarflange 1 6a,% the. two rplatesfbeing welded or i-rivetedztogether.

, in :Fig. 18 @the si de plates 6?); extend above the joint section 15?) of the top .plateg thiszsecalllOD. .--1-5b.-be-ing turned downto form .aiflange IniFi-g. Q-theside plate is extended above -the 5 running aboard -.-section -15c of the top ;plate, and this. sectionds turned :up iatalficto form a flange,-which is welded orrrivetedrto ,theaextensionpfthe top-platefic.

The-tender tank be. designed vto receive fzstekeramechanism-i-if-desired without: departatlngafrom-the-essentialfeatures-of.the inven- 1011. a r

' :Bythe above construction, 1 Zlll 'rOIYdGT' tO deicrea-se i the a height rofi-the cylindrical type a of "tender tank as shown by dotted line a; Fig.6,

,the upper portion of a cylindrical tank is a side plates; a top plate greater in height than the side platesan'jd less in'widthithan the tender, and having a depressed portion at each "side secured to the side plates; and flanges formedl'atiithejunctionof the top plate and side plates, the depressed portions of the top plate-forming the running board of the ten- .sder.

combination in a tender tank hav- 2. The

.ing'side' walls, of a top plate,=the side walls being curved .at their lower ends and having vertical portions at. their upper 7 ends secured to thetop plate, thetopplate being less in width than the tank and having: depressed portions at each side secured to the side walls of the tank and forming the running boards of the tender; a dished rear head' welded to the top ,plate and to thejbase frame, the dished head being cut out .andthe vertical portions, and the portions forming the runingia water section, of sideplates forming the side walls of the water section atop portion greater inheight than the side portions and of lesswi dth than thesbody of the tank; running boards :at each side of. the, tank ex- .tending-fromithetop portion to the side walls of the tank; upper dash p'latesi extending from one ,sideof the, tank to the 'othera'nd extending into the space 'formedby the top portion of thetank; and anglemembers se- & "curing saidda'sh plates to the sides of the tank and to the top portion and acting to reinforce saidtopportion.

4. The combinatlon 1n tender tank having a water section, of:s1de.plates form'mg'the sides of the water section; atop portion greater in height than the side portions of the .tankand of; less width than the bodyof the tank, said top section havinghorizontal por- -tionswhich form a running board on each -side.-.of the central portion, the central portion being "fiat =-0n top; anglebraces at-the sides-of'the-tankyand angle braces extending under the fiat portion ofthe top section and "under-the horizontalportions of the top section, acting to reinforce the top section.

"*5. The combination in a tender tank having sidewalls, of a top plate of greater height than" the side portions, and of less width than the body of theitank, a'nd'having depressed portions at eachside secured to the side walls of the tank, said depressed portions forming therunningbozirds of the tenderjand a dished rear head welded toyt'he ,top 3 plate, 5

shaped to fit the top plate and side walls of the tender and Welded to the side Walls.

6. The combination in a tender tank, of side plates; and a top plate greater in height than the side plates and less in width than the tender, the top plate having vertical sides and horizontal portions beyond the sides, Which form a running board at each side of the central portion, the top, vertical sides and 19 horizontal portions being made of a single plate extending from one side of the tender to the other.

ELMER E. HICKEN. 

